HL2 Combine Metro Police

Lyaksandr

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I've always loved the Combine soldiers from Half-Life 2. Something about their strange gas mask, and how their voices sound, not to mention this in-game graffiti:




So I figured doing a quick bust of one would be a good way to practice my hard-surface character workflow. Still working on polishing up lines, and adding more details before I start on the low-poly, but here's what I've got so far.

polygoo

Looking forward to this!

aajohnny

Wow that's awesome, keep going, I can't wait to see more!

Fridock

Wow man indeed it looks awesome
Could you add a Coat in the final? Like on that famous concept, it totally would be badddass

Lyaksandr

FridockShir: Yeah, I really like that concept, although I don't really have time to do the whole character. Maybe down the road I can add the whole body.

Also, I decided it would be fun to explore what the Combine look like with their mask off. Still want to push it a bit more into the 'disturbing' range.

StormHertz

I like where you're going with the look of the mask-less Combine soldier, but I think the look isn't as disturbing as it is unusual/damaged. From the in-game models of a Combine soldier without a mask, they looked more disturbingly ghostly and starved of basic human nutrition.

I suppose a picture would do more good than my vague description:


Regardless, I like that whole "Man and Machine as one" feel coming from the suit being attached to his scalp.

nukes

ace stuff so far.really like the creepyness of the head.
I would also love to see the full character, with all his gear loaded in the back.Should be fun stuff to do so go go go!!:D

TheWildHunt

Remember, the Combine are sluglike aliens; Never understand why they look so humanoid, however, the Metro police consists of human volunteers, assimilated humans, and combine creatures. If your aiming for disturbing, take a look at the assimilated workers from HL2:ep2 and try to work that into a more fleshed out form.

BobtheGreatII

This is awesome. :thumbup:

Spiffy

Actually the Combine is just a name for the entire army as it consists of a combination of alien and human forces, all humanoid enemies are heavily modified humans.
The advisers are the Slug like aliens.

Really clean work man, looks awesome.

Lyaksandr

I really appreciate the feedback and suggestions, all.

Spent some time trying out a bunch of ideas on the face, and wasn't happy with any of them. Giving it a little rest while I polish up the mask and such.

Just some minor changes to a lot of details:

S_ource

Looks awesome one thing that might look cool wold be having the mask broken so you can see some of the face.

pjtorres

cool stuff

MainManiac

really cool, you should make the face more boney

SoJa

Alright, fanatic fan nitpicking has arrived. Well, if we're talking about Metrocops, they're just regular humans hired by Combine for extra food and stuff. Their faces are hidden just so nobody could recognize them. However, Combine Soldiers is a different story - their bodies are modified with implants, they're brainwashed, they have several organs missing and yes, their faces are indeed ugly .
But not Metrocops, no-no-no. Just regular humans. Betrayers, but not ugly.
Great sculpt anyway. Face is supossed to be hidden, so I shouldnt even care.
By the way, if you're going to make it low poly, you may want to complie it on Source engine (which has a free skd) - fans will like it.

BenHenry

Sick dude!

BobtheGreatII

You better make a really awesome wallpaper with this.

Dylan Brady

I really like when attention is paid to cut off the bust cleanly and not leave it a blobbly mess.
Great polish!

Lyaksandr

Got some baking and texturing done.



After reading all the feedback, trying some designs, and thinking on it a bit, I decided to leave the face basically as-is. He may be more modified than a Metrocop really should be, but I wanted to get something a little off-putting in there. At the same time, going nuts with metal plates or alien features probably isn't right for a cop.

I want it to look like he never really takes the mask off, and even though he may be a volunteer police officer, he's been assimilated into the Combine for life. Hopefully that comes across.

Fozwroth

now this is pretty goddamn awesome right here! this might be me thnking out loud but maybe his face is a tad too pale? the color of the shoulder fabric and the face are kind of similiar to eachother, maybe break them apart a little?

you captured a nice metro cop look so, good job

Bek

This looks totally badass. If it is indeed a tattoo on his forehead, I think it could be a little darker?

Adriaan

OMG, HL3 LEAKZ?

On a more serious note, that is some seriously badass work.

MGM

RockSPb

WoW! Looks cool!
You necessarily need to add some polygons on his head. Now its looks like dhead from doom3

odium

Yeah for a bust, too low poly on the mask, and the texture looks like a first pass? But loving it so far.

Lyaksandr

Had some time to finish this guy. Critiques welcome!

Holland

Half life 3 confirmed!

radiancef0rge

so cool whats this rendered in?

Clos323

this is so sick...subscribed

Clos323

double post

DietCoke

Fantastic! I hope HL3 looks this good!

elykk

Looks awesome !
The eyes are a little too big, maybe ?

polygoo

Awesome, only thing I don't like is combine logo on forehead

elykk

Maybe a bar code instead ?

Lyaksandr

Thanks for feedback everybody.

@radiancef0rge Rendered in Marmoset.

@elykk Yeah, the eyes are definitely too large. I was hoping it would add to the unsettling saggy look of his face, but maybe it doesn't come off correctly? The idea is that they've been replaced or augmented with some cybernetic tech so they don't quite fit right anymore.

@polygoo The forehead tattoo is a bold statement for sure. I figure this guy is in it for life. I thought about at least making it more faded, but without much (any?) sunlight exposure the ink would stay pretty dark.

@DKK Haha, believe it or not I hadn't considered Robocop until now. The bald head and seam where it connects to the back are pretty similar though, now that you mention it.


Put together a simple turntable and texture collage:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ1Web7BUP8"]Metrocop Turntable[/ame]

Izayaa!!!

This is a very nice model. However *here comes the fanboy nitpicking* The CP's are just ordinary people who are hired to promote 'civil' behavior. The face would be AMAZING for OTA(Overwatch Transhuman Arm, aka Combine Soldiers) Anyways, This is a very nice model either way and I like it alot.

Farquaad

Hey! Don't know if your still active or anything, but I made an account just to post here, hehe.

I'm into the whole cosplay making scene, and I'm currently working on a combine police cosplay! I've mostly used your photos here for reference, but there are a few things I'm wondering if you, or any one that sees this might be able to answer. I'm uploading a photo to cover what I basically want to know.

Also, is it possible to get more pictures, from several angles?



EDIT: Picture may not load. Also, never noticed the turntable on an above post.

Nevermind this whole post altogether instead.

GREAT work on the whole model though!